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'''Sheila Can Do It''' is a song written by Rivers Cuomo in 1996 and performed at [[Homie]] shows in 1997. An earlier draft of the lyrics, entitled "Rachel Can Do It", is featured in ''[[The Pinkerton Diaries]]''. | '''Sheila Can Do It''' is a song written by Rivers Cuomo in 1996 and performed at [[Homie]] shows in 1997. An earlier draft of the lyrics, likely entitled "Rachel Can Do It" (given the name "Rachel" appears in place of "Sheila"), is featured in ''[[The Pinkerton Diaries]]''. | ||
During a Homie performance of the song at The Middle East in Boston, a woman exclaimed “That’s me!” upon Cuomo’s announcement of the song title. During this performance at TT & The Bear’s a few weeks later, Cuomo asks if the same Sheila is there (she wasn’t). | During a Homie performance of the song at The Middle East in Boston, a woman exclaimed “That’s me!” upon Cuomo’s announcement of the song title. During this performance at TT & The Bear’s a few weeks later, Cuomo asks if the same Sheila is there (she wasn’t). | ||